Sheet holder for beds



Patented .lune 2, 1942 UNITED STAT *ETENT OFFICE i 2,284,778 i f SHEETHOLDER FOR BEDS Theodore R. Treiber, Chicago, lill.

Application August 24, 1940, Serial No. 354,013

(Cl. 5--320`) l 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for retaining the lower sheet uponthe mattress of a bed.V The `object of the invention is to provide adevice which may be easily and cheaply made in quan,- tities and whichcan be readily applied .to the mattress of a bed for the purpose ofholding the lower sheet taut upon the mattress and preventing itsdisplacement.

Sheets for beds are normally made sufficiently large that they not onlyentirely cover the upper surface of the mattress but may overhang themattress sufficiently to permit a substantial length of thesheet to befolded under the mattress and held between the mattress and the springsto retain the sheet upon the mattress. This 'not only requires the useof a sheet sub- Vstantially larger `than the surface sought to be mustalso be tucked between the mattress and the bed springs, dislocates theedges of the lower sheet and interferes with their securing the'sheet inposition. In addition, the movement of the sheet upon the bed springswears and tears the sheet.

It is theobject of this invention to permit the use of a sheet muchsmaller than that conventionally employed and to provide a complementarysecuring means which is not dependent upon the retention of the edges ofthe sheet between the mattress and springs but will Yat all times holdthe sheet edges in position,

A further object of this invention is to provide a sheet holder for bedswhich will readily accommodate sheets of `differing widths `and lengthsand will flexibly adapt itself 4to the unequal strains imposed upon thevarious portions of the sheet by the weight of the sleeper.

A further object of the invention is to prevent any wrinliling of thesheet due to its dislocation by thesleeper.

A further object of the invention is to ,save a substantial quantity ofsheeting material which is employed in conventional sheets to permit theedges to ce tucked between the mattress and the springs andcorerspondingly to save the weight of bedding which is laundered andthus to reduce the cost of laundering bedding.

Other objects, advantages and capabilities of the invention will appearfrom the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof,

taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a view in perspective of a bedstead with a conventionalmattress mounted thereon showing the application of the sheet holder ofthis invention, the view being taken from beneath the bed with portionsof the bedstead cut away to disclose the device of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of a fragment of a conventional mattressshowing the sheet holder of this invention applied thereto;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a sheet prepared for use with the sheet holderof this invention; Y

Fig. 4 is a plan View of the sheet holderlof this invention before beingapplied to a mattress;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a corner of the mattress showing themanner of fastening th sheet to lthe sheet holder. i

Referring to the drawing, the reference numeral H indicates aconventional bedstead composed of the head l2, the foot i3 andthe sideframe pieces M, one of which is cut away in part. Supportedby the sideframe pieces I4 'are the slats l5, one of which is shown. Borne by theslats Id is the conventional bed spring I6, only part of which is shown.

overlying the bed spring i6 is the mattress l1 shown in perspective inFig. 1, in a fragmentary section in Fig. 2, and in a fragmentaryyperspective view in Fig. `5. The mattress is composed of theconventional ticking which forms its envelope i8, the padding I9, andthe tufting 20.

The sheet holder of this invention comprises a web composed of a` numberof longitudinal strips 2l and transverse strips 22, preferably of fabricmaterial, which are fastened together at their intersections 23 for easein handling and application to the bed. Each strip terminates in anelastic portion 24 which is provided with a button-hole 25 near the endthereof. i

The sheet h to be used with this sheet holder is shown in Fig. 3. It isof conventional shape but is much narrower and shorter than'theconventional bed sheet. It is of a length sufficient `to overlie theupper surface of the mattress and merely to overlap the side and endwalls of the mattress, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5. Along the marginalportions of the sheet at points in line with the strip-s 2| and 22 theSheet is cut with button-holes 21 by which it may besecured to the webof the sheet holder by means of conventional collar buttons 23. Althoughthe invention is shown employing detachable buttons to fasten the sheetto the sheet holder, other means of attachment may be used.

The sheet holder of this invention is applied to the bed by being placedupon the bed spring under the mattress. The elastic portions 24 willproject beyond the edges of the mattress and the buttons 28 canthereupon be inserted in the holes 25. The sheet 26' can then be placedupon the upper surface of the mattress and its edges Will fall along theedges of the mattress where the buttons 28 can be inserted through oneof the button-holes 21 so that the sheet is held taut l0 and yieldinglyby the sheet holder web.

Although the invention has been disclosed in connection with thespecific details of a preferred embodiment thereof, it is to beunderstood that such details are not intended to be limitative of theinvention except insofar as set forth in the accompanying claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A sheet holder composed of a plurality of longitudinal fabric strips,a plurality of transverse fabric strips secured to said longitudinalstrips, elastic terminal portions secured to both ends of each of saidstrips, and means upon said elastic portions for securing the ends ofsaid strips to the margins of a sheet extending beyond the edges of themattress.

2. A sheet holder comprising a plurality of longitudinal extensiblestrips, a plurality of transverse extensible strips, said longitudinaland transverse strips being secured together intermediate the endsthereof to form a web, and means upon the ends of each of said strips tofasten said strips to a bed sheet near all of the edges thereof.

THEODORE R. TREIBER.

